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Social stories for promoting social communication with children with autism spe...
Silva, Vinicius Corrêa Alves; Pereira, Ana Paula da Silva; Soares, Filomena; Leão, Celina Pinto; Jurdi, Andrea; Esteves, João Sena; Hertzberg, JulianaTechnological tools are being used in support sessions with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), producing a high level of encouragement and engagement in these individuals. A four-step study comprising a focus group session, thinking aloud sessions, an online questionnaire, and a pilot study was conducted. First, a focus group session was conducted with professionals (n = 10) with different background...
Automatic wardrobe for blind people
Silva, Luís F.; Rocha, Daniel; Carvalho, Vítor; Esteves, João Sena; Soares, FilomenaIn the last years, the integration of handicapped individuals in society has gained significant attention and is being strongly stimulated by several activities. In this context, technology has major importance. Several technological solutions that help handicapped people in their daily routine, allowing their integration into society, have emerged. However, besides all efforts that have been made, still exist ...
Web application for the learning of emotions in children with autism spectrum d...
Magalhães, Christophe; Esteves, João Sena; Pereira, Ana Paula da Silva; Silva, Vinicius Corrêa Alves; Soares, FilomenaIndividuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) tend to have a difficulty in interpreting and even expressing basic emotions such as joy or sadness, difficulties that can be mitigated with the support of tools that help those children understand and demonstrate emotions. The main goal of the presented work is to promote the learning of emotions in children with ASD, in a playful, didactic and simple way, throug...
Automatic system to identify and manage garments for blind people
Silva, Luís F.; Rocha, Daniel; Soares, Filomena; Esteves, João Sena; Carvalho, VítorIn recent years, there has been increased attention towards the integration of handicapped individuals in society, with significant efforts being made to promote their inclusion. Technology has played a critical role in this effort, with several technological solutions emerging to help handicapped people in their daily routines, enabling them to better integrate into society. However, there are still challenges...
An augmented system based on machine learning for boccia assisted gameplay
Cruz, João; Silva, Vinicius Corrêa Alves; Esteves, João Sena; Soares, FilomenaIn order to promote the practice of sports, several approaches using technology have been employed to gamify and augment the user experience. Following this trend, the research group proposed an approach to encourage the practice of Boccia, while promoting social inclusion and reducing the amount of time it takes for newcomers to the sport to become proficient by gaining knowledge of game tactics. The present w...
HiZeca: A serious game for emotions recognition
Santos, P. M.; Silva, Vinicius Corrêa Alves; Esteves, João Sena; Pereira, Ana Paula da Silva; Soares, FilomenaTo comprehend human behavior can be a very difficult task for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). These children have difficulties in social interaction, and they manifest repetitive patterns. Furthermore, they present deficits in imitation which can be directly linked to impairments in social interaction skills. Taking this into account, this paper presents the serious game HiZeca, in which a virtual...
Triple R (Rewind, Replay, Rebound): maximizar a aprendizagem através de vídeos ...
Leão, Celina Pinto; Soares, Filomena; Esteves, João Sena; Araújo, Sílvia; Macedo, Rafaela; Viana, Sara Filipa MartinsO projeto Triple R (Rewind, Replay, Rebound) surge como fator de ligação entre áreas de Engenharia, desenhando recursos de aprendizagem num ambiente de estudo abrangente, motivador e participativo, permitindo ao estudante desenvolver a sua autonomia e responsabilidade no seu processo de aprendizagem. Triple R consiste num conjunto de conteúdos pedagógicos em vídeo, amigáveis e bilingues, para implementação em a...
Environmental parameters monitoring system with an application interface for sm...
Ramos, Jorge; Teixeira, André; Arantes, Carlos; Lopes, Sérgio F.; Esteves, João SenaAir pollution has become a major cause of health problems and mortality. Monitoring systems based on fixed stations are not able to adequately characterize air pollution on a large area such as city. This paper describes the study, development, implementation and validation of a mobile system for monitoring environ-mental parameters. The system consists of a sensor network, a communications system, a web applic...
Fostering emotion recognition in children with autism spectrum disorder
Silva, Vinicius Corrêa Alves; Soares, Filomena; Esteves, João Sena; Santos, Cristina; Pereira, Ana Paula da SilvaFacial expressions are of utmost importance in social interactions, allowing communicative prompts for a speaking turn and feedback. Nevertheless, not all have the ability to express themselves socially and emotionally in verbal and non-verbal communication. In particular, individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are characterized by impairments in social communication, repetitive patterns of behaviour, ...
Hybrid approach to promote social interaction with children with autism spectru...
Silva, Vinicius Corrêa Alves; Soares, Filomena; Esteves, João Sena; Pereira, Ana Paula da Silva; Leão, Celina Pinto; Queirós, SandroThe comprehension of the emotional state of others is paramount for a successful human interaction. Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have impairments in social communication and, consequently, they have difficulties to interpret others’ state of mind. In order to tackle this issue, researchers have been proposing the use of technological solutions to assist children with ASD, particularly in imit...